CVE-2004-0213 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

Utility Manager in Windows 2000 launches winhlp32.exe while Utility Manager is running with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain system privileges via a "Shatter" style attack that sends a Windows message to cause Utility Manager to launch winhlp32 by directly accessing the context sensitive help and bypassing the GUI, then sending another message to winhlp32 in order to open a user-selected file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0908.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows 2000	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-306

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108975382413405&w=2Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/868580Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlBroken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-01PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16592Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108975382413405&w=2Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/868580Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlBroken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-01PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16592Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Broken Link

FAQ

What is CVE-2004-0213?

CVE-2004-0213 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Utility Manager in Windows 2000 launches winhlp32.exe while Utility Manager is running with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain system privileges via a "Shatter" style attack that send...

How severe is CVE-2004-0213?

CVE-2004-0213 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2004-0213?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft Windows 2000.